Beatrice Helen Barmby — Poems

Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co Ltd, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of poetry by Beatrice Helen Barmby, published posthumously by her friends after her death. First Edition, Very Scarce. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This is an interesting work of poetry by Beatrice Helen Barmby. Barmby was greatly interested in different cultures and wrote poems directly inspired by Old Norse as well as East Asian beliefs. These poems were chosen from the poet's manuscripts after her death, and were dedicated to her memory in the belief that 'they contain much which her friends would not willingly let die&apos. Contents include 'You Came out of the Darkness', 'I Did Not Wander', 'Farewell, Dear Heart', 'Farewell, Old Year', and 'On Salcombe Cliff&apos. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Boards are faded and discoloured, with marks to the boards as well as the spine. Wear to the head and tail of spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscriptions to the front paste down as well as the front endpaper. Offsetting to endpapers from paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .